# NTSB NYC87LA125: Cessna 152, N24784, Manchester, NH, April 15, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: April 15, 1987, 13:58 local (17:58 UTC)
- Place: Manchester, NH
- Location: 42.9328° N, 71.4357° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MANCHESTER BOSTON RGNL (MHT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9328&lon=-71.4357&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 6, 1988
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 30629
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC87LA125
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/30629/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA125

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience in type operation, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE CESSNA 152 WAS MAKING A TOUCH AND GO ON RWY 35 WITH THE WINDS REPORTED TO BE 170 DEGREES AT 11 KNOTS. THE PILOT LOST CONTROL AFTER TOUCHDOWN AND VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT AND FLIPPED OVER RECEIVING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N24784 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15280377
- Airframe hours: 2299
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: William L. Twining
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: ASH, NASHUA, NH
- Airport: MHT, Manchester, runway 35, 7,001 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 36; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 109 total, 65 in this make and model, 48 as pilot in command, 60 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 170° at 11 knots
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 64 °F, dew point 21 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: MHT, 1 nm away

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19870415009979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870415009979A), Apr 15, 1987: Cessna 152, Manchester, NH, Substantial damage. Landed downwind. Lost control and veered off the runway and nosed over.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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